United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3602
Pigs: Animal Welfare
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20 May 2026
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4 June 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of farms involved in piglet thumping.
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20 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of farms involved in piglet thumping.
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4 June 2026
Answer
Piglet thumping (a manual percussive blow to the head) it is not a permitted method for stunning or killing piglets due to serious concerns about the welfare consequences. The Department is engaging with the industry to encourage use of alternative humane...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-20/3602
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908251
- uk · wq-1908251 · source updated 4 June 2026